Trillium Campground

If you can't make a reservation or are going on a spontaneous trip, camping on the side of the lake opposite of the campground is great. And it's free as long as you have the forest pass.

While the campground is closed for camping in the winter, the groomed trails make for an awesome day snowshoeing or cross country skiing with the whole family, your gang of friends, and your fur children. Trillium Lake on a clear day provides awesome snowy views of Mt Hood and if you bring bird food the birds will eat straight from your hands. Trillium Lake Campground is very busy but incredibly beautiful in the summer time and definitely worth checking out no matter what time of the year.

Visit in the early Spring time and avoid the summer crowd. About a two mile hike to the campground from trillium lake road.

This is a very popular campsite. If you are looking for exclusivity, this isn't your place. Some would say it's well worth the view, though.